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Governor Wolf Signs Law to Prevent Drunk Driving

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Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf signed Senate Bill 290 into law, which makes the ignition interlock program mandatory for first-time DUI offenders with high blood alcohol levels.

“Drunk driving is a deadly crime that puts Pennsylvania families at risk and this legislation will help prevent people from driving drunk and endangering themselves and putting other lives at risk,” Governor Wolf said. “We owe it to both motorists and pedestrians to keep them safe and hold people who break DUI laws accountable.”

Pennsylvania Turnpike and PennDOT Announce 70 MPH Speed Limit Expansion

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Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation today announced additional stretches of the interstate network that will be posted with 70 mph speed limits.

Starting tomorrow, 396 additional miles of the Turnpike and 400 additional miles of certain PennDOT highways will be converted to 70 mph; combined with the 201 combined miles of Turnpike and PennDOT roadways already at 70 mph since July 2014, motorists will see the higher speed limit on 997 miles of roadway in the Commonwealth.

Micro-Surfacing on Route 254 Begins Next Week

On Monday, May 2, a 3.4-mile micro-surfacing project on Route 254 in Columbia County will begin.

Work will be from Taylor Road in Millville Borough to Route 44 in Madison Township.

There will be daylight signing and flaggers providing traffic control.

Work is expected to be completed in late June.

Suite-Kote Corporation is the prime contractor on this $237,500 project.

Lane Closure on Route 339

Update: All lanes of Route 339 are open.

Motorists in Columbia County are advised that Route 339 is down to a single lane between Mainville and Mifflinville due to a vehicle crash and downed power lines.

Flaggers are directing traffic through the area.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 770 traffic cameras.

Bridge Replacement on Back Branch Road Begins Next Week

On Monday, April 25, a PennDOT bridge crew in Columbia County will begin a bridge replacement project on Route 4008 (Back Branch Road) in Mount Pleasant Township.

The existing concrete slab bridge, which spans a tributary of Fishing Creek, was built in 1940 and is classified as functionally obsolete. It will be replaced with a box culvert.

The bridge will be closed during the project. Route 4013 (Whites Church Road) also will be closed due to its close proximity to the bridge.

Fights, slashing erupt at bash

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BLOOMSBURG — The crush of revelers at student homes along Fetterman Avenue reached into the thousands Saturday, one of the largest crowds Police Chief Roger Van Loan has seen there in over 20 years.

And with the massive Block Party crowds came the anticipated commotion.

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